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5. Transfer Students 2. Advanced Placement
a. A transfer student who is admitted on Clear academic status is subject to the Credit by Advanced Placement (AP credit) may be obtained by high school students
same standards of academic progress as a “native” student. Grades accrued who present acceptable scores on the College Entrance Examination Board test.
at other regionally accredited postsecondary institutions are not included in A score of 3 or higher on any of the 20 Advanced Placement subject examinations
GPA calculation. is accepted by all Alabama public community colleges for credit for a minimum
b. A transfer student who is admitted on Academic Probation retains the status of one course in the subject area corresponding to the test. Additional Advanced
until the student has attempted at least 12 semester credit hours at the institution. Placement credit in a single subject area may be awarded by the individual
If, at the conclusion of the term in which the student has attempted a total of institution at its discretion based on an evaluation of the student’s high school
12 or more semester credit hours at the institution, the cumulative GPA at the record and career goals.
institution is below 1.5, the student is suspended for one term. The transcript
will read SUSPENDED—ONE SEMESTER. 3. Articulated Credit
c. If, at the conclusion of the term in which the transfer student admitted on The purpose of Articulated Credit is to provide high school students who have
Academic Probation has attempted a total of 12 or more semester credit hours successfully completed approved career technical courses at their high schools a
at the institution, the cumulative GPA at the institution is 1.5 or above, the continuing articulated program that builds on past learning experience and elimi-
student’s status is Clear. nates unnecessary duplication of instruction.
d. Transfer students on suspension may file an Academic Suspension Appeal with Articulation Criteria
the Dean of Students. This appeal should include an Academic Suspension a. A current Statewide Career/Technical Education Course Articulation Agree-
Appeal Form (available online or in the Dean’s office), a detailed summary ment (the “articulation agreement”) is in effect for the postsecondary course
of consideration, supporting documentation, and a current unofficial copy of for which articulation credit is sought.
the student’s college transcript. b. The secondary course(s) applicable to the articulation agreement are certified
under the Alabama State Department of Education Business and Industry
6. Appeal Process for Readmission Certification (BIC) standards.
If a student declares no contest of the facts leading to suspension but simply wishes c. Teachers of the secondary courses for which articulation credit is sought must
to request consideration for readmission, the student may submit a request in have been certified by the Alabama State Department of Education to teach
writing for an “appeal for readmission” to the Academic Suspension Appeals Com- those courses at the time the student passed the course(s).
mittee with supporting documentation no later than one week prior to the first day of d. At the time the student passed the secondary course(s) for which
class. During the meeting of the Academic Suspension Appeals Committee, which articulation credit is sought, teachers of those courses must have met the
shall not be considered a “due process” hearing but rather a petition for readmission, instructor qualifications established by the Alabama State Board of Education
the student shall be given an opportunity to present a rationale and/or statement of for postsecondary instructors of the collegiate course(s) in which articulation
mitigating circumstances in support of immediate readmission. The decision of the credit is requested.
Academic Suspension Appeals Committee, together with the materials presented by e. The student must have earned a letter grade of “B” (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or
the student, shall be placed in the College’s official records. Additionally, a copy higher in the secondary course(s) for which articulation is being sought.
of the written decision shall be provided to the student. Equity, reasonableness, f. The student must be admitted to the college from which articulation credit is
and consistency will be the standards by which such decisions are measured. granted.
g. A student may receive articulation credit only for courses creditable to his or
I. NON-TRADITIONAL COLLEGE CREDIT her declared program of study.
1. College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) h. Articulation credit must be requested by the student no later than 16 months
Students who obtain the credit-granting score required on the College Level following high school graduation.
Examination Program (CLEP) exams may earn credits and course exemptions up to i. Secondary coursework completed in grades 11 and 12 is eligible for
25% of the total required for program completion. CLEP measures prior knowledge articulation credit. Students may receive statewide articulation credit for
in a wide variety of disciplines that have been acquired through independent study, coursework completed in the 10th grade where the student continues and
prior course work, on-the-job training, professional development, cultural pursuits, completes coursework in the same program area through the 11th and 12th
or internships. CLEP examinations are given at specific testing centers throughout grades.
the state. The College policy standards regarding CLEP may be obtained from an j. Articulation credit is not available in postsecondary courses for which there
instructional dean or the Dean of Students. is an age requirement that was not met by the student at the time the student
passed the secondary course(s) for which articulation credit is sought.